Lentulus Batiatus in Spartacus

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Lentulus Batiatus in Spartacus is the shrewd and often comically self-serving Roman lanista (gladiator trainer and owner) portrayed by Peter Ustinov in the 1960 epic film "Spartacus."

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
film character
adaptedForScreenBy Dalton Trumbo NERFINISHED
alliesWith Spartacus (character) NERFINISHED
Varinia (character) NERFINISHED
appearsIn Spartacus (1960 film) NERFINISHED
associatedWithPlace Capua NERFINISHED
basedOn Lentulus Batiatus (historical lanista) NERFINISHED
businessInterest profit from gladiator fights
characterTrait comical
cunning
opportunistic
self-serving
shrewd
createdBy Howard Fast NERFINISHED
employerOf Crixus (character) NERFINISHED
Spartacus (character) NERFINISHED
Varinia (character) NERFINISHED
fictionalUniverse Spartacus (1960 film universe) NERFINISHED
gender male
interactsWith Crassus (character) NERFINISHED
Gracchus (character) NERFINISHED
Julius Caesar (character in Spartacus 1960) NERFINISHED
languageSpoken Latin (depicted)
loyalty Roman Republic NERFINISHED
medium cinema
moralAlignment morally ambiguous
name Lentulus Batiatus NERFINISHED
narrativeRole comic relief
supporting character
nationality Roman
occupation gladiator owner
gladiator trainer
lanista
owns gladiator school in Capua
partOf Spartacus (1960 film) cast of characters
portrayalType live-action
portrayedBy Peter Ustinov NERFINISHED
portrayedByAward Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor (won by Peter Ustinov for Spartacus)
portrayedByNationality British actor
relationshipToCrassus business associate
relationshipToGracchus political contact
relationshipToSpartacus owner of Spartacus
relationshipToVarinia owner of Varinia
timePeriodDepicted late Roman Republic NERFINISHED

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Peter Ustinov notableRole Lentulus Batiatus in Spartacus